Brief Life History of Grete Kistine
When Grete Kistine Olesdatter was born on 24 December 1848, her father, Ole Hansen Wegoe, was 37 and her mother, Maren Magrethe Johnsdatter, was 41. She married Christen Paulsen on 2 April 1872, in Haug, Eiker, Buskerud, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Buskerud, Norway in 1848 and Sandsvær, Buskerud, Norway in 1849.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Grethe Kirstine Olsdatter - Church record: birth: 1849; Eker, Buskerud, Norway
- Grete Kistine, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Grethe Kirstine Olsd:, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
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Birth year of Erik Werenskiold Norwegian painter and illustrator. He was especially known for his drawings of the Asbjørnsen and Moe fairytale collection.
1857 · Theodor Kittelsen
Birth year of Theodor Kittelsen. One of the most popular artists in Norway. He became famous for his nature paintings, as well as his illustrations of fairy tales and legends, especially of trolls.
1882 · Sigrid Undset
Birth year of Sigrid Undset. Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Her best-known work is Kristin Lavransdatter.
Name Meaning
short form of Margarete ( see Margaret ), now also occasionally used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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